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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

A 158-Year Old Company Went Under Due to a Weak Password

https://tech.co/news/transportation-company-under-weak-password 

https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/cyberattack-forces-158-year-old-uk-transport-company-to-shut-down-700-employees-lose-their-jobs-article-13306971.html 

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/weak-password-triggers-collapse-of-158-year-old-uk-company-700-people-left-jobless-8921387 

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/158-year-old-company-forced-to-close-after-ransomware-attack-precipitated-by-a-single-guessed-password-700-jobs-lost-after-hackers-demand-unpayable-sum

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2gx28815wo

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/uk-to-ban-making-ransomware-payments-for-some-organizations-targets-public-sector-bodies-and-operators-of-critical-national-infrastructure 


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=cyberattack

JF at 2:36 PM
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